Apparatus for feeding glass into molds.



APPARATUS OR FEB @Wfm ALLEY.

AEPLITIGN FILED N j fh VENTO@ (kwam Hala! PATENTED OCT. 3, M905.

J. HALEY. APPARATUS FOR PEEDING GLASS INTO MGLDS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.17, 1903.

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TY/6v UNITED STATES PATENT GFFCE .YONNIIIAN IIALIY, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T() '.lI-llil Alt'hON GLASS. AND i\'lA(,`lili\'l-}I{Y COMPANY, OF AKRON, OHIO, A (JOItlORATION OF' Specification of Letters Patent.

APPARATUS son' FEEDING eLAssim-o motos.

Patented Oct. 8,1905.

Application iud.NOVml)6!` 17, 1903' serial N0: 181456.

Be it known that I, .,loNA'ruAN lIA'LnY, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at. Akron, in the countyl of Summit and State of Chio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in A pparatus for Feeding Glass into Holds; and I hereby declare the follow-I ing to bea Tull, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in thcart to which it pertains to make and use the same.

".lhis invention relates to improvements in 'pparatus" for feeding molten glass or glass' metal to molds.

Thisinvmition pertains more especially to4 apparatus for accomplishing thefollowing: first, sucking or drawing glass-metal from the level of a'body of molten glass or glass-metal in a A,elass-metal-supply chamber upwardly; into an inverted-cup-shai'ied receptacle; second, cutting off the glass-metal drawn in to vthe said receptacle from the 'body of glassmetal in the said chamber; third, hoisting,r the charged receptacle from within the said cham- .4S in iosition to 'be charifed with class-metal i h h l S0 shown chargnid and partially closed from bc ber; fourth, swi ngingthe charged and hoisted receptacle laterally to and over an open mold, and, last, uncovering the receptacle 4from be- 'low and discharging its contents into the said -Theobject of this i'nntion is to provide' apparatus of thecharacter indicated which opcrates with great facility, which is simple and durable in construction, and which is clean and reliable in its operation.

\\"ith this object invicw and to the end otrealizinwother advantages hereinafterappearii1g tliis-"1've ntion consists in certain features of construction and combinationsof' parts hereinafter. described, and pointed out' in the claims. i

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a side elevation, largely in lsection, of :apparatus embodying my invention, and inthis ligure the glass-gathering receptacle is shown suclied or drawnfrom the glass-metal-supply chamber. Fig. 2 is :i: side elevatirm, largely in section, of a portion ol' the .said apparatus; but in Ii'ie'. 2. the glass-gathering receptacle is low. i'`i; j. P3 is n. side elevation, largely in gection, of the port-ion of the apparatus illustratcd in Fig. 2; butin Fig. il the charged glasssgathcring receptacle is shown comthe discharge of the said receptacle.

pletely closed from below and hoisted out. ot the glass-metalsupply chl` aber. Fig. '4 is a Side elevation, partly in section, on line i 4, Fig. 1, looking in the lircction indicated by the arrow placed across the said line; but in Fig. the glassgatlur :er receptacleis shown swung overI a mold to'be charged, with the contents of tbe said receptacle drop ping' from the receptacle. Fig. 5 is aside elevation in central section o'l1 the gluss-gatheritg receptacle and shows the two halves or upright sections of the receptacle separated to facilitate Fig. 6 is a top plan in horizontal Isection on l'iue 6 6,

Fig. 5. Fig. Tis a top plan in section ,corresponding with Fig. (i, except that in Fig. 6 the upright halves or sections of' the glass gathering receptacle are shown closed together.

In the accompanying drawings, .A desigmates a melting-furnace which comprises a 'chamber a, in which the molten glass or glassmetal is produced. 'Ihe chamber c is shown supplied with a body el molten glass or glassmetal Gand will hereinafter in this specification be referred to as the glass-metal-supply chamber. The chamber i has a top wall B, which is provided with an aperture large enough in dimensions to accommodatc'the location and operation of a glasslgathering rej vceptacle D and the cutFoIi' (Y. The receptacle.

I) is provideilcrltrally of the top thin'col with an V4upwardlyprojecting'vertically-ai`- ranged slide-forming stem (l, which extends verticallyy through and has bearing in a correspond ingly-arranged slideway-lorming box Informed upon the tree end of a horizontallyjswinging franle Il, which is provided at its 'opposite end` with a vertically-arranged journal 10, embracing the upper portieri of'a correspondingly-n rranged standard forming vcolumn E, which is mounted upon and Secured to the top ol a truck I?. The journal 1l) rests nt the bottom upon acollar e, formed upon and externally oi' thecolnmn IC. Itwill be observed, tl'ie'rofore, that the stem (l is capable not only ol' sliding," rertita'dly within the box /.,bnt also ot' beirurswung laterally in a horizontal plane. 'lhe .stem /y is provided near its upper end und externally with u lat erally-projecting hour/,ontally-arranged pin or member r', which engages the cam-forming groove formed in the cam-wheel A',

which isoperatively mounted upon a horivnunet;

2'5 laterally in a horizontal plane.

zontal shaft vwhich is arranged longitudinally 1 of the frame and has hearing in a horizontal box with which the saidv frame. at the top is provided,- and the trend oi"- the said grooveis such that the glass-gathering'receptacle D isV lowered and'hoisted alternately and controlled in its vertical movements. also that the receptacleD'is' suspended fromA the cam-wheel kthrongh the mcdinmcf. the IO. engagement 'of the projecting member d vof the stem alwitlithe "groove #in thecamwheel k, and the box is .slotted vertically,` as at hfto accommodate the location' of the jv ,'said memherk' during the vertical increments i= of the said receptaiei f" A Theico'lumn ,E is cylindrical andis hollow, being provided, interior'lywith a cylindrical' b or E',"which''(see Figa-"1 andA) extends ,from end to en dof thecolunn and'is engagedV 2O by ashaft L,"whichextends vertically,T through and haslateral bearing. in the said coiumn. lThe cohimn E abovethecollarfeg forms the 4pivotal bearing of the frame' H,' w hich, as n ff ready indicated, isgcapable -of beingjswu .1g

Upon 'the upper. end of the' shaft' L 4at the --upper' end of the column -E is "operatively .mounted a bevel-gear'L', which meshes with a diametricalily-correspondingbevel-gear K' 3o opeffttivcjgrniountedzon'thecam-shaft K. 'The sha1 t L eatendsi'suitable distance below the -4 column and isoperatively 'provided at its lower .lend with-'a bevel-gear?, which meshes witha d ametrically-ccrrespondi ng bevel-gear m ,op-

eratively mounte .on a ShaPclVI,'whichisarranged horizontally and supported Vfrom the truck F. The' shaft M is operatively provided .with 'a spur-gear lvl', 'which meshes witlra pinion N', operatively mountedbn a shaft N,

' 4Q'.suppoited from the track and arranged below f and horizontally 'and vparallell'y'with the shaft M. The shaft N is`- an intermediate shaft, being located between the shaft MA and-the driving-shaft P,'which is'suppo'rted'from the v truck F. vThe-Shaft N is operatively provided with a spur-gear n., which meshes with a pinion 3o, operatively mounted on the driving- Shaft P, which is operatively provided with a 1 driving-wheel P, to which power is applied. A in any approved manner. 'l`he`upper shaft M 1s operatively provided with arcani-wheel O,` instrumental, as will hereinafter appear, .in`

the swinging of the rameH. The canlfwhe'el Q is provided with a cam-forminggroove O',

engaged by a pin or member' R', formed onand projecting laterally from the lower end of a vertically-arranged slide B.,- which cngagesl a correspondngly-arranged 'slide way' f, with which the truck F is provided ad jacent the lower end of the column E'. The slide R is operatively connected at its upper end by a linkA 1' with a bevel segment-gear t, suitably supported from the column E below the journall() of the frame H and mesiing with a corresponding bevel segment-gear T, formed It willbe observedupon the lower end of the said fournal. it will be observed, therefore, that-the frame ii is swung laterally in the one direction or the other,.according-as the slide R is actuarm'l in the one or theotherdirection. .Y

The stem d isltubular or hollornbcmg provided interiori y with a passage-way 13, which extends longitudinally of the said stem, and

communicates at' its lower end with' the in to rior ch'amberM of the receptacle D through or'iiicesflp, formed inthe top wali-'of thcsaid chamber. and shown veryfclea'rly in4 Figs. 5; 6,-and 7. l ,i

-Means -fr creating a vacuum or suctien Iwithin'the passage-way 13, and consequently Y vwithinthe chamber 14 of the receptacle l) when the said' receptacle is in positionto be charged with" glass-metal at thel level 'of the body of4 theglass-m'etal within the glass-metalsupplyrehamber, as shown in Fig. l, is provided and comprises a passage-way, which sconnectslthe 'passage-way 13 with the inlet oi lineair-pump' and is-formed by a laterally and horizontally swingingpi'pe l and a sta- .tionaiy Epipe J.' The pumpudischargcs into ,the ekternal-atmosph'ere. "I is'mounted in brackets 16,*with which thc frame H is providedat thetop and abcre the The swinuing )ipc Z3 box i The pipe 1 has depending vertically- *ari inged 'end sections 18-and 20, forming oppositeends, respectively, of the said pipe. The 'pipe-sectionflS depend'sinto the stem (l and communicates 'with the Ipassz'zge-vvay 13, and consequently forms theA receivingend of thc pipe 1. The pipe-section 2U depends into and snugly fits, btis turnable within, theinterior chamber s' of a socket s, which is arranged in lOO line with and above the shaft L. The socket .Q preferably mounted 4upon af cylindrical post 22, which engages a hole 23, formed' in 'and centrally of the 'g'earfLQ which" rotates around'tlie said post. The p'ost 22 is arranged in line, therefore, with 'the shaft L." The pipe- -section 20 forms the discharging end of the pipe land discharges into the chamber .v of the socket .e The pipe J 'communicates at. one end with the chamber s' andat. its .other end with'the inlet of the pump u.

By the construction shown and described it is evident that the pipe I'is capable of swinging laterally'with theframe Hand that upon the operation of theV pump u asv required to create suction within the connected pipe J suction isals'o createdwithin the swinging pipeV I, andconsequentlyfwithin the recepta- IIO Means for cutting off, .theA contents ofthel receptacle Dlfro'm the body ofv glass-metal G when the `said .receptacle has been charged is l' provided and comprises, preferably, a lever 25, which is ful'crumed horizontally, as at 26,

Aat any suitable poirit between its ends tothe 'lowerend of an upright bar-W,- whieh issuspended from and pivotally connected Vwith the frame H. 4The barW is '-showp .f1 hnngat its u prier/end i upon d a herr/.on te ily-a rmnecd Mdinellylof, th'e upper portionot `the .mid bnr. 'l`he lever s* operatively connected with the @Qteinl/l, having onenrm' thereof" piroted -Inoximitvtogfthe `recepttele.il). `The. Vother arranged concentrieztlLv of `the pivot 2T, :md

the ylower 0nd pt' 'the rut-,ep @le l) is also `sshaped concentrieitlly relative Kto the said forming lug `28;inrranged `to engage there-` lineSQFig. 2,"und.obviouxly-theslot nain the Hoff Gis-in itsoperative position. onepo.`

Qtacle "D, iS in {"position tir `vertically through the aperture/rot the glas; netzilsup yply chamber, asfsbown in"` Fig'sfl. and 3."

otheivpositiorrof the will hemei the saidireceptnele is in Vposition to overI verftleal dgupona truky, which is arranged t one side fof" the truckl AFins Sinnen, inwFig".` 4- `thatisrtheeperture /zmdthe mold n ire :1r-

ranged e Suitable distuneeapart laterally lieand `7, comteint?. i Athorizontallyfztrranged"Find hori` l "ontelly-turnableiI ring 3? engageen serniey-` ndricalrece-Ss 3%. formedin the top of' the `seetion."U'1`he. space interiorlyfof the ringf `communicfrtesfat ltheltop `with the passage-way lfin the stemflhgmd at the boti tom with fine orifices lf 1n the topof the secv(heated,` communicate with` the "ehamlgierfl-'l of i jthereeeptacle 'ljhesecton Ovzttthe'bottom of. the' recessr34 is provided with janiup#` werdLgf-projecting pin or member 36,*whiehl engugesa slotlformed in the v:ging .S3-and,

` Q arranged eoncentrieallyio the 'exis` of the:

ring.l `The en'gzigement of ftheiniember `36 "ith the slot 37 prevents displacement of the i `ltlle receptacle l) is again hoisted and swung rmgilfrom the section-30 withoutinterlower ihfepplied 5to the Hsaid ztr-'ingineny `horizi'mtfilly,V its at: 2T, "to "the stem` in close urrnof the leveri Forms the cutfoli C :nul ix .pix-'otite aeeomniodntea `propercloeing' of the eeeptaele. from below` by'the `said eilt-oli",

perellel. Tlieeut-of is provided a `suitziblef distance from free extreiilitygwith a stop` be!` INV/1f "Accioniriiotlvzlteev rthef further i ujnvnrd i. `movement offthe receptacle l) when .the 611trover en open mold .1",finouet-` eringi with i the required limited turnebility i of the frng. ."The ring`33 isprovid flfwith y.; eV laterally-11'ojeeting arm 38, which 'extends i over und. outwardly `from the section 32.

semelle 3 l approved nmxiner to operate the ring. The i lSection 2-32. iS provided on top with :in :ip-wur l I projeetirnr pin or member it), whirl: one

:lehnt-1Q, l'ornnid in the ring' ''nnnd :irl: .ined eecontrimillv relative to the exile ol the ring'. The section 32 isproridml :ll' tlm1op\.=ithtwo slide-liornxing pnrf-ii'lel :1nd horizontal llnng'e 4 3), `\\'hiel i:n'e :Wrangell :it oppoitc sldef", rvspeetivelg', o!A Ibo vQuid section iii? :ind engage corres noridinglv :irrnngwl .el h hover forni ing ses .44, formed .in rsorre- |mniling'ly-nrranged Hanoi-,s ul'ornied on the upper end of `the Sect-ion 2;0 and arranged nl opposite'sides,

rkzpeeiviel', of the section 32. 3 2 is therefore lripportek'l :it its tinnges 43 -from the swtion 5U sind shil'lnble l'rom the section 3U to expand the recep'xele l) later- `ol'. the piu-Isis such that vllieseetions areseparated to expand the rerrptmxle l) lateral-l5@ as Fig. i', closed"together, if open, AAccordingr its i the ring 233 is turned in the one or the other direction, :1nd the pin or member 4U engages the one or the other, end of the slot 44t2, ne-

`se'nirated or closed together. All ofthe orifices 1,151communiente,' :xs-shown in Fig. withv lthe space 35 inV the' ring' 33, :md consequently with the lmssuge-wuy 1B in the `stem a. when .theseetions .3U and 32 are closed together; but some of the orifices 15 oi' the section `are'obvimxsly covered by the 'ring 33 in the expanded position of the receptacle 1), es shown in Figs. 5 und 6. i 4.

' '1` he arrangement of the parts, the trend of .the `cam-ferillin'g grooves or ways in the cam wheels: and O, andthe timingof thefmoving par'ts are as required to accomplish the followingt First,ithe receptacle D-end now suppose that the frame H is infA position with the into the chamber o, as showniinFig. 1, to' becharged with `molten glass; second; the `charged receptacle is' hoisted, as shown in Fig. 2, andthe eut-o'C operates to close the zcharged .receptacle from below,` es' Shown i-n i solid and` dotted lines, Fig. 3, and, third, the charged reeepteclel).l when hoisted above the 3'aperture as shown in Fig. 3, swings to and over the mold .'11, as shown in Fig. 4', and

mold, whereupon the receptacle (l is expanded, :tsshown in Figs; 4, 5, and Gf, to loosen =ti`veto the contents of the receptacle and to facilitate the deposit of the contents, as shown at .r/ in Fig. 4, into the mold, 'and thereupon back to and lowered into theehambe'r to' be again charged,`and the charged inold is re pl* eed by an empty mold to be nextcharged,

orglaes-metal r in the chamber a is ofcourse The section all)` :tnddnterzxlly yenlarge theehaniber 14. llmtroml `ol' tlu` slot 4'.) und the :trrnrefement' eordine' :is the sections 2&0 und 32 have been receptacle in line with-the aperture --low'ers there is lowered into close proximity to the I thesections 30 and. 32 of the receptacle rela: t

The desired level of the body of molten glass maintained, and the said body of glass is kept in the desired molten condition.

What I claim is.- l n apparatus for feeding glass-metal to molds` the combination` with an inverted cup- .shaped receptacle having an upwardlypro-I Jecting stem-which forms a slide; means for- `actuating the said receptacleup and downand `operatively connected with the aforesaid steno-` and afranle provided witha slideway engaged fby theaforgsaid slide-formingstemj a bar dependingfadx pivotally supported from the said framefat bneside of theafor'esaid-stem;

a lever fulrumed tothe lower end of the bar l and having one arm thereofpivoted tothe Vaforesaid stern, which lever has its otherarm 'arranged to form acut-olfforclosing the recep- `tacle from below, andi-the arrangement ofthe parts being such that the cut-oli- 'is rendered operative or inoperative according as the receptacle is hoistedor lowered.

2. In apparatus forfe'eding glass-metal tomolds, the combination,r with aninverted cup Vshaped receptacle, and a framecarryirg the receptacle, of a ybar dependingand pivotall-yr supportedfrom the said frame-and havinga limited movement vertically; a lever ful- -c'rurne`d .to the bar and having one arm there; i 1 of operatively/connected with the receptacle,

which lever has its other arm .arranged to. -form -a cut-off for. closing. the receptacle from' .belQw', which' last-mentioned armis provided,

atsuitable distance Afrom its 'free extremity,

. .with a stop arranged to engage the said re` ceptacle in theoperative. position of' the cutolf, and the' arrangement of .the parts being' s uchftliat. the cut-off is rendered-operative oisted orlowered.

or inoperative according asthe receptacle is 3. AIn apparatus for feeding glasffmetal; to

, moldsaninverted cup-shapedreceptacle having an u`pwardl.if-projectipgstem which forms asl'ide; afraniefpivotally mounted4 to render l it capable' ofswjnging llaterallyina horizontal'plafne adiprovidedwith ,a .slideway ver1- gaged bythe aforesaid ,slide-forming steun.

' me'ansfor swinging the said yframe laterally;

a shaft Vcarried Aby the said frame and arranged, horizontally/and longitudinally of the frame,V

which shaft is operatively provided with camiu'fheel operatively connected with the afoicsaid'steni, and means for 'transmitting l powerto'the' said shaft.

lp apparatus for feding'glass-metal toA molds); the combination, with an inverted cui portedr below the first-mentioned -fgari a shaft -iran'ged a suitable distarice below the said frame and operatively providedi'with a cinnwheel; a slide operatively connected with'tho cam-wheel; a slidewayjfor the said slide` and an operati ve connection between thesaid slide and thelower geax' A 5,. Apparatuafor-feeding glass toinlds, comprising a truck, acolmn mounted upon' the truck and providedexternally with a seat;

a shaft extending lvertically'thrdugh'and havix'ig'lateralbcaring in the column; adrivng shaft intergearcdwitlnthe said upright shaft' at the lower end of the-latter; a frame havr in 'averticallvarran ed journalembracin the column and resting upon;`the aforesaid seat; a horizontal shaft arianfgedlongitudi- Anally of -andsupp'ote'd from the saidlframe and intergeared with the aforesaid vertically,- arrange'd shaft at the upper en dgof" the aforesaid journal, which frame is'prov'ided, at its free 'endl with a vertic'ally-v arranged slide'- way; an inverted cup-shaped receptacle hav- .ing an upwardlyprojecting rvertically-mov.- 'able stem which engages-the said slideway; an

operativeconnectionfbetween the said stem and the aforesaid'. horizontal shaft; a'cut-o'lf forclosing the receptacle from=bel ov'v, and means for charging'tlie receptacle.

6.v Apparatus for feeding-glass to molds, l

comprising acolumnprovided externallyvwith a-seat; a shaft extending verticallytlirou'gh-h and havinglateral bearing: in thecoluri'm; a frame lhaving a vertically-arranged.journalembracing'the columnA and restixigon the aforesaid scat; a horizontal 'shaftarranged longitudinally of and supported 'from the said :LOC

frame and intergeared with the aforesaid ver- .'tically-arranged shaft at the uppenen'd of the aforesaid journal; aninverted c up-sliapedreceptacle carried by the'said frame and havmg-A Y interior passager-way extendinglongitiidinally of the stem andcommunicating witlhthe interioi` chamber of theA recel-indole; :inoperative connection between the said stemI and the aforesaid horizontal shaft; aout-olf for closing the receptacle from below; `a p ipf-line comprising a pipejsection capable of swing- `ing laterally with the larahmovements of the aforesaid frame, whic inpipefscction 1s arranged with its axis coincident. with thc axisv of the said rameand is in? com riiunicnt-ion with the aforesaid passage-,yvan and means for .creating suction within( thesaid pipelinc.

l'n testimonywhcreof l signtheforegoing specification in the presence of two witnessrs.

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